Thousands of small blue arrows flew from Uryu's Ginrei Kojaku in a blue column of flowing energy. At first the wave of arrows completely consumed their target, but after a moment there was a burst of yellow, and then another, and then many more. Looking ahead, Uryu realized that the bald arrancar was somehow matching each arrow with a burst of yellow energy that he shot forth with his fist. The two of them continued to trade shots at each other, but Uryu began to realize that his arrows were starting to lose ground with the arrancar's blasts, and he dodged aside to avoid the attack.

DiAnglez Spenzir's fists rippled with yellow sparks for a moment, and then he let them fall to his sides. "My Bala is even faster than the average arrancars," he said in his low voice. "Your arrows won't be able to keep up."

The arrancar's clothes were torn up from Uryu's attack, but other than a few dirt marks his skin was virtually unscathed. It looks like my arrows are pretty useless right now…

As if to answer Uryu's thoughts, DiAnglez said, "Did you really think those pitiful arrows would be able to cut my Hierro? Perhaps you should have let Mr. Kurosaki handle this battle?"

"…" Uryu released another stream of arrows, but the arrancar blinked out of the way with his Sonído. He held out a hand with his thumb, pointer and middle fingers extended, and a yellow Cero erupted forth. Uryu dodged the blast, barely, and swiftly darted to a rooftop nearby. There was virtually no charging time on that blast…! Uryu let loose a larger wave of arrows, and the arrancar matched them with his Bala. Uryu increased the number and speed of his arrows, and before long the arrancar could no longer keep up. Eventually the arrancar was overwhelmed. Crossing his arms in front of his face, DiAnglez stood completely still as the small arrows consumed him in their azure light. Uryu only ceased firing arrows when he felt that he was wasting his reiryoku.

As the smoke cleared, Uryu held his breath. Damn. Apart from the arrancar's clothes being tattered to shreds, his skin was completely unharmed. Steam hissed from his body where the arrows had hit, but no burns, cuts or bruises were present. "Now you've gone and ruined my garb…" the arrancar said, almost bored.

Uryu raised his bow before him. "Do you think that's the best I can do?!" he shouted, before firing off one massive arrow at the arrancar. The arrow hung low to the ground, and the concrete beneath it tore to pieces in its wake. DiAnglez stood his ground, his face expressionless. Just before the arrow was on him, the bald arrancar raised a fist with a roar and punched the top of the arrow just before it hit him, causing it to explode in a brilliant display. Uryu raised an arm to shield his eyes, slightly out of breath from the move.

"You don't quite appreciate the gap in our abilities yet, Mr. Ishida." The voice behind Uryu made his eyes go wide. Before he could even turn around, DiAnglez's elbow was crunching down on Uryu's right shoulder. Uryu cried out as he smashed through the roof of the building he was standing on, and fell down onto the rubble below. A silhouette stood over Uryu as he lay in pain. "How fragile you humans are," the bald arrancar remarked, his sullen eyes drilling holes into Uryu.

Uryu tried to get up, but each motion sent a thousand knives into his side. His shoulder was definitely shattered, and he felt like his arm and a few ribs were at the least cracked. "Bastard…" he hissed.

"How is a Quincy to use his bow with only one arm?" The arrancar raised his hand in the sign he used before. "A lame animal should be put down." The arrancar fired off his Cero, and the yellow light engulfed both men. The building they were in collapsed, and DiAnglez appeared hovering in the air shortly after. His eyes were slowly scanning the terrain. They were in a section of the city with many small shops and a long, wide street in the middle. "I'm impressed, Mr. Ishida," the arrancar shouted. "You realized that my Cero sacrifices power for speed, so by fortifying your bow with your reiryoku you were able to block the brunt of my attack and escape in the explosion. Still," the arrancar shook his head, and his earrings jingled faintly, "you still have no way of attacking me anymo-" The arrancar was cut off by a blue streak of light flying by his face. He touched his cheek, and there was red on his fingertips. "What…?!"

Uryu stepped out from behind one of the shops, his bow drawn. "You really shouldn't underestimate your opponents, especially when you know nothing about them."

The arrancar looked momentarily bewildered, but he quickly resumed his calm demeanor. "Your arm… I know I broke it," he said, pointing.

"Ransōtengai," Uryu replied. "Using the reishi around me, I'm able to create strings that I can use to control my arm even if it is shattered." Uryu let another large arrow loose, but the arrancar swiftly dodged to the side. Uryu smiled. "I guess you're taking me seriously now?"

The arrancar fired a Cero, and Uryu ran into one of the shops for shelter. The roof tore off from the blast, and Uryu used the new opening to move to the next shop. He needed to stay out of sight while he formed a plan. My regular arrows have no effect on him, so using them will only drain my own energy. It seems like some of my stronger arrows will work if I can find an opening, and I know for a fact that that arrow can cut him. The arrancar fired a few more Ceros to try and flush Uryu out, but the Quincy was swift on his feet and managed to stay out of harm's way. I need to catch him off guard somehow so that I can get in a strong hit. If I can just get in one good blow… DiAnglez came crashing through the roof in front of Uryu. Uryu jumped back and tried to fire off another arrow, but the arrancar's Cero was faster. Uryu went crashing through the wall onto the street, rolling as he hit the ground and getting to his feet quickly. Luckily, he had been able to block the Cero again, but he hadn't had enough time to fortify his bow so this time the blast's impact was more severe.

The arrancar slowly walked out of the shop, his arms crossed behind his back. "I find myself growing impatient with your antics, Mr. Ishida," he said in his low voice. "I think it's time I fulfilled my mission here and killed you."

"I think you'll find it won't be that simple," Uryu said between breaths.

"I beg to differ." The arrancar rushed towards Uryu, his arm extended before him. He fired off a Cero, but Uryu jumped out of the way and launched off a few large arrows. Only one of them hit their mark, but the arrow did knock DiAnglez off-balance. Uryu shot off a dozen more arrows, but this time the bald arrancar dodged all of them. At once, he was in front of Uryu with his hand around the boy's neck. "For my first encounter with a Quincy, I must say… I'm not impressed." He held his other hand open. "Taking your heart won't even be a satisfying trophy."

"I told you… Not to underestimate me…!" The dozen arrows exploded into DiAnglez's back, causing him to release his grip on Uryu and stumble forward. Uryu quickly regained his composure and took the opening to explode a large arrow in the arrancar's face. The arrancar wheeled backwards, holding his face, but Uryu didn't let up. He fired off more arrows, and with each hit the arrancar lurched farther and farther back.

"Enough!" The arrancar finally yelled. His reiatsu boomed, causing Uryu to momentarily stagger. Uryu fired more arrows, but this time the arrancar swatted them aside with a hand. "You think your pitiful attacks can hurt me?" Uryu kept firing arrows, which only angered DiAnglez further. The arrancar charged forward again, bashing aside any oncoming arrows.

Yes, take the bait, Uryu continued to let arrows fly. Keep coming. Closer. Closer. I've got one shot at this…! The arrancar was right in front of Uryu. He let out a roar of anger, giving Uryu the perfect opening.

There was a clash, and then a burst of light that sent dust flying. When it settled, the arrancar had his Zanpakutō unsheathed, guarding against Uryu's attack. Uryu had a cerulean blade of energy in both hands, and he was slamming the blade down on the arrancar's sword.

The bald arrancar smirked. "You almost got me, Mr. Ishida," he said as blood began to trickle from the gash on his forehead where the tip of Uryu's blade had sliced into. "Trying to trick me into a rage so that I wouldn't block your special arrow. Or sword. What is that, exactly?"

"Seele Schneider. It would have been stronger had I used it as an arrow, but I needed to be sure I wouldn't miss."

"And to think you almost succeeded. Although," the arrancar knocked Uryu back and held his sword out in front of him, "you did make me draw my sword. That is a commendable feat, especially for a human." The air around the arrancar began to swirl, and his reiatsu began to rise steadily. "For that, I will honor you with my released form." Uryu tried to let loose an arrow, but it was already too late. "Weave, Aracnofobia!"

A burst of yellow energy erupted skyward, and dust flew all around. Uryu shielded his eyes with a hand, and in that moment of blindness a large object slammed into him and knocked him back a ways. Slowly getting to his feet, he saw that from the dust cloud a long white appendage was sticking out. Soon, the appendage was joined by another, and then another, and another, until Uryu could count eight long white bone-like legs. At the center of these was a large white abdomen that was raised at least eight feet in the air by the legs. On top of the abdomen was a large tuft of black fur, and from this protruded the torso of the arrancar. The arrancar's piercings were gone now, and instead he had a large helmet that covered the top of his head, leaving only his mouth visible. Lining the helmet were at least a dozen tennis ball-sized black eyes that were all gazing at Uryu. The arrancar now wore an unbuttoned white skin-tight jacket with matching black fur around the collar and cuffs. On each wrist, he had sharp bone-like knives, and his three-fingered hands had long black nails. His spidery steps sounded like rainfall on the concrete as he scuttled closer to his opponent. When he grinned, he revealed large fangs in the corners of his mouth. "How do you like my released form, Mr. Ishida?" his voice sounded distorted and more mocking than before.

"…name…" Uryu mumbled.

"I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that."

"…Your name. It's DiAnglez Spenzir, right?" Uryu stood tall, drawing his bow back again. "I want to make sure I know the name of my opponent before I kill him."

Hi guys! Haven't updated in a while, I know. But I still plan to finish up this story within the next 3 weeks so that I can get started on my new Bleach fanfiction. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Comments are greatly appreciated!